Ubuntu update for vim

Published: 2022-11-15

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	9
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-1674 CVE-2022-1725 CVE-2022-2124 CVE-2022-2125 CVE-2022-2126 CVE-2022-2175 CVE-2022-2183 CVE-2022-2206 CVE-2022-2304
CWE-ID	CWE-476 CWE-125 CWE-122 CWE-121
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim-nox (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-tiny (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-athena (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gnome (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU63491

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1674

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU66151

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1725

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64718

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2124

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in textobject.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU64717

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2125

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in indent.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64716

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2126

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in spellsuggest.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64713

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2175

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in ex_getln.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64711

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2183

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in indent.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU64710

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2206

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in term.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU65395

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2304

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in spell_dump_compl() function at spell.c:4038. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file to trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk3-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-athena-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

vim-nox-py2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5723-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.